12.3.18 US News

The Getty Research Institute acquired a collection of hundreds of rare books, prints, and manuscripts related to the culinary arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries assembled by culinary authority Anne Willan and her husband Mark Cherniavsky – the Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection. Additionally, a donation from Willan will support ongoing research grants known as the Cherniavsky Library Research Grants.

The Game Changer Gala, benefiting Answer ALS and Team Gleason was held at the Sheraton Grand Seattle on Friday, November 9th. The inaugural event hosted over 700 people and raised $3.3 million.

After five years of continuous growth, Marin City Health & Wellness Center bids farewell to its Chief Executive Officer, JayVon Muhammad. Ms. Muhammad has accepted a new assignment and will be relocating to SWLA Center for Health Services in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Amazon launched an easy way for customers to donate a toy to a child in need this holiday via Alexa and Toys for Tots.

Utilizing data from two decades of tracking philanthropy and its effects on the nonprofit sector, Oregon Community Foundation released its annual Giving in Oregon report which details the amount of charitable contributions reported by Oregon’s nonprofits, in addition to the trends in individual giving as reported by Oregonians themselves.

The Community Foundation of Broward launched their “BE BOLD” Leadership Campaign to more than triple its assets and increase the amount of grants awarded through the Foundation by 2024, with a goal of raising $500 million to add to the Foundation’s current assets of more than $200 million.

The Wallace Foundation released the fourth in a series of written and video stories chronicling the audience-building efforts of arts organizations engaged in the Foundation’s $64 million Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative.

News about opportunities, initiatives

The Mattingly Charities will host their 4th Annual Find a Way Event on January 10th at the City View Event Center in Potomac, MD.

The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) is encouraging the federal community to participate and take action on International Volunteer Day, December 5th. Federal employees located outside the CFCNCA can look up and donate to their local campaign at cfcgiving.opm.gov.

ICAP will host its 26th annual global Charity Day on Wednesday, December 5th. On this day, 100% of the revenues and commissions ICAP generates globally will be donated to more than 100 charities worldwide.

Civis Analytics, has opened applications for its fourth annual Ask America Anything contest. Ask America Anything celebrates Giving Tuesday by offering nonprofits free data-backed research to help them better connect with key audiences.

Henry Ford Learning Institute is putting the emphasis on ideas with the development and expansion of its design innovation program. Social Innovation Studio features a multi-stage process to help social entrepreneur teams and nonprofits make promising ideas even more compelling to beneficiaries of the idea and investors alike.

Brooklyn Community Foundation launched their most ambitious donation challenge to date – a $1 million giving campaign supporting nearly 100 organizations across Brooklyn.

The UL Innovative Education Award is opening its 2019 application period on Monday, December 10th. Nonprofit organizations advancing environmental and STEM education, sustainable communities and youth empowerment are encouraged to apply.

The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation launched two new major gift/grant initiatives-one establishingFrankenthaler Scholarships in painting and art history, the other aFrankenthaler Prints Initiative for university-affiliated museums.

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